What was Bacon’s Rebellion such a significant event in colonial America?

1) What was Bacon’s Rebellion such a significant event in colonial America? And how does Takaki’s argument about the “giddy multitude” as he called it carry over to one of his larger arguments in the book? 2) Slavery is part of the fabric of the American continent dating back to 1619 in the English colonies. It was written in to the founding legal document of the United States and would remain legal for the nation′s first eight decades. Yet there appears to have been some discomfort with the institution, even by some of those who practiced it and benefited from it the most. ″Founding Fathers″ Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are such an example. How and why did they struggle with the issue of slavery and how were their objections different from those of abolitionists like Oladuh Equiano, William Lloyd Garrison, or Frederick Douglass? franklin jefferson.jpg 3) In what ways did the Market Revolution and the rise of “King Cotton” contribute the changes in the United States including the Northern, Southern, and Western regions? [unique_solution]How did it affect Native Americans, African-Americans, and Irish immigrants in the first half of the 19th century in particular? king cotton.gif 4) What were the ramifications of the Mexican War: a. for the Mexicans that lived in the territory ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo? b. on American politics (particularly in regards to the issue of the institution of slavery)? mexicanwarresults.gif 5) What, according to Takaki, was unique about Chinese immigration to the US in the mid nineteenth century both in terms of the immigrants themselves and in terms of their reception. antichinese cartoon.jpg Image: Cartoon, Pacific Chivalry 6 ) What does the Dawes Act of 1887 illustrate about general “American” attitudes towards Indians and their ability to “assimilate” into the melting pot ideal? What were its long-term ramifications according to Takaki? dawesactchomp_orig.png Image: Cartoon, The Dawes Act, Chomp, Chomp, Chomp 7) Essay Question Answer ONE of the following in 4-5 paragraphs. You must use Takaki to answer this question but you are welcome to refer to documents we’ve read if it makes sense. Do not use outside sources. (75 points) It has been suggested in this class, by me as well as by your textbook, that the category of “race” is not an immutable physical construct but rather a relatively modern social contract that has evolved over the course of the last half-millennium according to historical developments. What historical factors led to the emergence of the “racial hierarchy” and a “caste labor system” in the British colonies and later United States. Please make sure you use examples from Takaki or by referring to documents we’ve read. (Note that Takaki does not use to term “caste labor system” to refer solely to slavery but also when discussing “vaqueros,” Chinese and all “Calibans of color.”) Stephano,_Trinculo_and_Caliban_dancing_from_The_Tempest_by_Johann_Heinrich_Ramberg.jpg Image: Johann Heinrich Ramberg, Stephano, Trinculo, and Caliban (left) Dancing from the Tempest (ca. 1810) How does Takaki utilize the terms “civilization” and “savagery” to tell the story of American history from “a different mirror?” Note that he presents these terms as “mirror images” of each other and the definition of one says a lot about the fear and self-identification of the other. Please make sure you present Takaki’s definition of these two terms in your response (that is what are the characteristics of civilization and what are the characteristics of savagery) and give at least TWO examples of groups branded as “savage.” American Progress John Gast 1872.jpg Image: ″American Progress″ by John Gast (1872)